Mid Valley is off to a great start to the season and is aiming to add another title to its trophy case.

Unbeaten heading into tonight's Peter Turonis/Pennstar Classic opening game, the Spartans will play Lakeland at 6 p.m., aiming to advance to the title game for the third straight season.

That game and the nightcap between Valley View, the defending champion, and host Carbondale Area highlight tonight's holiday tournament schedule.

Mid Valley (5-0) has already played and beaten Lakeland (2-3) this season. The teams met for the championship of the Cal King Tournament at Lackawanna Trail High School.

Alex Prislupsky scored 13 points in that victory and was the most valuable player at the event. In addition to Prislupsky, the Spartans, who won the 2010 crown, have Ronny Tomasetti and Matt Tanner averaging double figures in scoring this season.

Lakeland's Kyle Kiehart is the school's all-time leading scorer and would like to cap his four-year career with the program's first Turonis title since 2006. The Chiefs also played in the final in 2009, losing to Carbondale Area, and 2010 to Mid Valley.

Valley View (3-3) has won more Turonis titles than any other school. The Cougars boast 18 championships in the 42-year history of the event.

Carbondale Area (3-3) lost to Valley View, 64-33, on Dec. 20.

Another outstanding matchup tonight will be played in the Coughlin Holiday Tournament. Top-ranked Abington Heights will play Meyers, one of the top Class AA teams in the state at 6 p.m.

Nanticoke will play host Coughlin at 7:30 p.m.

Also tonight, for ranked teams will be in action at the Honesdale Jaycees boys and girls tournaments.

Top-ranked Honesdale will be the second game of a girls doubleheader against No. 5 Wallenpaupack at Honesdale High School at 7:15 p.m. Forest City faces No. 7 Western Wayne in the first game that tips at 5:45.

In the boys event which is held at the Wayne-Highlands Middle School, No. 9 Wallenpaupack plays East Stroudsburg South at 6:30 p.m. and No. 5 Honesdale meets Nazareth at 8 p.m.

The Forest City tournament title will be determined and the Angelo Schifano Christmas tournament tips off with Dallas against Old Forge at 6 p.m.

The Taylor Lions girls tournament at Riverside High School starts with West Scranton playing Nanticoke at 6 p.m. and Lackawanna Trail taking on the host Lady Vikes at 7:30 p.m.

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